NEW YORK CITY, February 08 — High School Records went tumbling at the Millrose Games, with a total of 7 falling as prep athletes took advantage of the refurbished “fastest-than-ever” Armory surface.
Among the most notable was the 800 standard set by Texas soph Cooper Lutkenhaus (Northwest, Justin), who brought down Josh Hoey’s 1:47.67 standard from ’18. Ironically, Lutkenhaus did it while placing 6th in the elite tilt as Hoey won the race in an American Record 1:43.90.
The Texan stayed near the back for the entire race, with laps of 25.15, 26.89 (52.04) and 27.95 (1:19.98). He closed with a 26.88, kicking his way out of last place.
“I was trying to stay in the race as much as possible,” he said. “And the last 200, just trying to crush it.”
In the 300, Jayden Horton-Sims (Imhotep, Philadelphia) passed through 200 in 21.48 and hit the line in 32.64 to tie the mark set by Georgia’s Brian Herron in ’18. Jordaine Johnson (East Orange, New Jersey) finished 2nd in 33.01.
A third boys HSR came in the 4 x 200, where Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) toppled its own 1:25.36 standard from last season with a 1:25.15.
Junior Lisa Raye (West Warwick, Rhode Island) lit up the 60 with her 7.13, slashing the HSR down from the 7.16 that North Carolina prep Shawnti Jackson ran in ’23. En route, she clocked another HSR, her 6.63 for 55m breaking the 6.67 standard that Jackson set twice, in ’22 and ’23.
The runner-up performance was more than worthy of note, as 8th-grader Melanie Doggett of Mount Pisgah (Johns Creek, Georgia) crossed in 7.17 (and 6.67), becoming No. 3 all-time (and =2 at 55).
“She helped me run this time today,” admitted Raye, who knocked her PR down from 7.24. She later ran the pro 60 on tired legs, finishing 8th in 7.21.
Sadie Engelhardt (Ventura, California) ran in the women’s mile and nailed a pair of HSRs, hitting the finish in 4:27.97 to beat Mary Cain’s 4:28.25 from 2013. Her 1500 split of 4:09.84 bettered the en route 4:11.53 Engelhardt ran 6 days earlier.
“The field definitely helped,” said Engelhardt. “I don’t know if I would be able to do that on my own.” Her marks are still shy of the 4:06.63/4:24.11 that Cain ran as a pre-NIL pro prep in ’14.
Beyond the records, there were plenty of other great performances. Quincy Wilson (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland) placed 4th in the pro 600 in 1:16.20, the No. 2 all-time performance. Andrew Salvodon (Bayside, Virginia Beach, Virginia) won the prep 500 in 1:01.20, a time second only to his own HSR.
Tommy Latham (Marist, Atlanta) won the boys mile in a meet record 4:00.94 ahead of the 4:02.59 of Corbin Coombs (Organ Mountain, Las Cruces, New Mexico). The IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) won the 4×4 in a list-leading 3:14.29, ahead of the 3:14.91 by North High from Toms River (New Jersey). The meet record in the 4×8 fell to the 7:42.45 by St. John’s (Washington, DC).
Makenna Herbst (Carlsbad, California) took the 600 in 1:28.61 (No. 5 all-time) over Ellie Barada (South, Bloomington, Indiana), who clocked 1:29.83. The girls mile went to Dylan McElhinney (Hunter, New York City) in 4:42.82. Bullis won the 4×2 in a meet record 1:37.52 and the 4×4 in 3:39.16, No. 3 ever, while IMG captured the 4×8 in 8:55.47 (No. 8).
MILLROSE GAMES HS RESULTS
60: 1. Cordial Vann (Heritage, Frisco, Tx) 6.73; 2. Jayden Finley (Duncanville, Tx) 6.74; 3. Kyler Brown (Washington, Tulsa) 6.74.
300: 1. Jayden Horton-Mims (Imhotep, Philadelphia) 32.64 =HSR (=HSR Brian Herron [Lakeside, Atlanta] ‘18);
2. Jordaine Johnson (East Orange, NJ) 33.01 (10, x HS).
500: 1. Andrew Salvodon (Bayside, Virginia Beach) 1:01.20 (x, 2 HS); 2. Jonathan Simms (Allen, Tx) 1:01.55 (4, 5 HS); 3. **Joshua Cooper (Willow Springs, Fuquay Varina, NC) 1:01.92 (7, 8 HS).
Open600: 4. *Quincy Wilson (Bullis, Potomac, Md) 1:16.20 (2, 2 HS).
Open800: 6. **Cooper Lutkenhaus (Northwest, Justin, Tx) 1:46.86 HSR, AYR (old records 1:47.67 Josh Hoey [Shanahan, Downington, Pa] ’18) (in/out: 4, 8 HS).
Mile: 1. Tommy Latham (Marist, Brookhaven, Ga) 4:00.94 (10, x HS) (3:45.12);
2. Corbin Coombs (Organ Mountain, Las Cruces, NM) 4:02.59; 3. T.J. Hansen (Freeland, Mi) 4:04.52; 4. Soheib Dissa (Newtown, Sandy Hook, Ct) 4:04.80.
4 x 200: 1. Carroll, Washington, DC 1:25.15 HSR (old HSR 1:25.21 Carroll ’25) (Elijah Amenra 22.12, Niles Briggman 20.97, *Keenan Davis 21.17, *Jake Odey-Jordan 20.89).
4 x 400: 1. IMG, Bradenton, Fl 3:14.39 (7 HS);
2. North, Toms River, NJ 3:14.91.
4 x 800: 1. St. John’s, Washington, DC 7:42.45.
Girls Events
60: 1. *Lisa Raye (West Warwick, RI) 7.13 HSR (old HSR 7.16 Shawnti Jackson [South Granville, Creedmoor, NC] ’23]) (6.63 HSR [old HSR 6.67 Jackson [Wakefield, Raleigh] ’22 & Jackson [South Granville, Creedmoor, NC] ’24);
2. ****Melanie Doggett (M Pisgah, Johns Creek, Ga) 7.17 (3, 3 HS) (8th grade, national age-13 records) (6.67—=2, 2 HS); 3. *Mia Maxwell (Atascocita, Humble, Tx) 7.24 (=13 HS) (6.74—=9, x HS).
Open60: 8. Raye 7.21 (x, =7 HS) (6.72 [x, =8 HS]).
300: 1. Sydney Sutton (Bullis, Potomac, Md) 37.04 (6, 8 HS); 2. Skylar Brazzell (Northwest Nelson, Trophy Club, Tx) 37.18 (8, x HS).
600: 1. Makenna Herbst (Carlsbad, Ca) 1:28.61 (5, 10 HS);
2. *Ellie Barada (South, Bloomington, In) 1:29.83.
Mile: 1. Dylan McElhinney (Hunter, NYC) 4:42.82; 2. Brooke Strauss (Glastonbury, Ct) 4:44.34; 3. Zariel Macchia (Floyd, Mastic Beach) 4:44.85.
OpenMile: 11. Sadie Engelhardt (Ventura, Ca) 4:27.97 HSR (old HSR 4:28.13 Mary Cain [NYHS] ’13) (4, 5 AJ) (in/out: 2, 2 HS) (4:09.84);
Open60H: 5. Taylor Cox (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, NJ) 8.21.
4 x 400: 1. Bullis 3:39.16 (5 HS);
2. Union Catholic 3:41.19.
4 x 800: 1. IMG, Bradenton, Fl 8:55.47 (10 HS);
2. Union Catholic 8:58.48.
LJ: 1. *Ava Kitchings (Greater Atlanta, Norcross, Ga) 21-2¾ (7, x HS);
2. Samantha Ennin (Paul II, Plano, Tx) 20-9¼.
